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that was a sad john boehner, that was a dejektsed john boehner. he had one thing to say. he's usually quite jovial with reporters. he didn't want anything to do with us. he wanted to go to bed or plot the next step. one of the more underreported stories here on the hill is these federal workers are going to be furloughed. there's no guarantee they get their pay back. you're from dc. you know how many federal workers there are in the area. there's a real worry that because of the appetite for cutting spending in this congress, you can see this shut down go on for a few days and these phones be presefolks be p the house republicans saying why should we pay you when you didn't work. but as far as where we move on from here your guess is as good as mine. apparently, that was supposed to be the magic bullet that was going to solve that. harry rooeeid is going to table later on today. they're still going to have to pass a clean cr bill. it's a question of when, not if. and we don't know. we do not know. there could be some more riders attached on the bills going back to the sen
that was a sad john boehner, that was a dejektsed john boehner. he had one thing to say. he's usually quite jovial with reporters. he didn't want anything to do with us. he wanted to go to bed or plot the next step. one of the more underreported stories here on the hill is these federal workers are going to be furloughed. there's no guarantee they get their pay back. you're from dc. you know how many federal workers there are in the area. there's a real worry that because of the appetite for...
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that was a sad, dejected bonn boehner. that was a john boehner who had one thing to say. he is usually jovial with reporters, likes to talk. he didn't want anything to do with us tonight. he wanted to get to bed or plot the next move about how to keep the government open. as far as that question i posed to him, alex, one of the under reported stories here on the hill is these federal workers who will be furloughed. there's no guarantee they get their pay back. you are from d.c. you know how many federal workers there are in the dmv area. i was speaking to a few of them today and there is a real worry because of the appetite of cutting spending in congress you could see it go on a few dans these folks be presented with house saying why should we pay you for days you didn't work. but where we move on from here your guess is as good as mine. the idea to move from confer rhees, that prized them. they didn't see that coming. that was supposed to be the magic bullet that was supposed to solve this. harry reid will table that later on today. the idea is they have to pass a clean
that was a sad, dejected bonn boehner. that was a john boehner who had one thing to say. he is usually jovial with reporters, likes to talk. he didn't want anything to do with us tonight. he wanted to get to bed or plot the next move about how to keep the government open. as far as that question i posed to him, alex, one of the under reported stories here on the hill is these federal workers who will be furloughed. there's no guarantee they get their pay back. you are from d.c. you know how...
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speaker john boehner. again, he did speak moments earlier before harry reid and nancy pelosi. let's listen in. >> in times like this, the american people expect their leaders to come together and try to find ways to resolve their differences. the president reiterated one more time tonight that he will not negotiate. we have divided government. democrats control the white house and the senate. republicans control the house. we sent four different proposals to the colleagues in the senate. they rejected all of them. we asked for a conference. to sit down and try to resolve our differences, they will not negotiate. we had a nice conversation, polite conversation, but at some point, we have to allow the process that our founders gave us to work out. we have appointed the house side to sit down and work with our senate colleagues. it's time for them to appoint. all we are asking for here is a discussion and fairness for the american people under obama care. i would hope that the president and my democrat collea
speaker john boehner. again, he did speak moments earlier before harry reid and nancy pelosi. let's listen in. >> in times like this, the american people expect their leaders to come together and try to find ways to resolve their differences. the president reiterated one more time tonight that he will not negotiate. we have divided government. democrats control the white house and the senate. republicans control the house. we sent four different proposals to the colleagues in the senate....
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so terry, you used to be the spokesman for john boehner. john boehner said in march he didn't think that the golf should use these moments for negotiations. he thought it was not a smart idea. but here he is coming out being the guy saying it's a smart idea. does he feel sick every time he has to say it or has he bought into the what the far right wing of his party are making his do? >> but it's the president who said he's not going to negotiate and the democrats who have been unwilling to delay obamacare. barack obama delayed obamacare this summer. >> i know where you are going. is it making john boehner sick every time he has to do this? >> john boehner is managing a conference of congressmen who believes that they are doing the right thing. it is a tough situation. there are guys out there that believe a government shutdown is what it's going to take to shake this country up and get it back on its fiscal feet. they believe that obamacare is going to wreck this economy and believe in their principles. it's not wrong in the united states c
so terry, you used to be the spokesman for john boehner. john boehner said in march he didn't think that the golf should use these moments for negotiations. he thought it was not a smart idea. but here he is coming out being the guy saying it's a smart idea. does he feel sick every time he has to say it or has he bought into the what the far right wing of his party are making his do? >> but it's the president who said he's not going to negotiate and the democrats who have been unwilling...
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according to speaker boehner. he did not look happy with the discussion. we may hear from other congressional leaders throughout the next hour or so. no official word yet if we hear from anyone, you will see it right here on fox. that's it for this "special report." fair, balanced and still unafraid. >> harris: this is "the fox report." i'm harris faulkner in for shepard smith. we continue our coverage now of what's happening on capitol hill. a high stakes meeting at the white house on day two of the partial government shutdown. president obama sitting down with congressional leaders from both political parties. and as you just saw, moments ago on fox news channel, house speaker john boehner coming out to talk about how those talks are going. the president has been calling on lawmakers to pass a spending bill with no strings attached by strings no doubt you know by now he is talking about anything to do with his signature healthcare overhaul. some republicans are demanding changes to obama care in exchange for funding the government. caught in the middle,
according to speaker boehner. he did not look happy with the discussion. we may hear from other congressional leaders throughout the next hour or so. no official word yet if we hear from anyone, you will see it right here on fox. that's it for this "special report." fair, balanced and still unafraid. >> harris: this is "the fox report." i'm harris faulkner in for shepard smith. we continue our coverage now of what's happening on capitol hill. a high stakes meeting at...
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i like john boehner, a great patriot. but negotiating with john boehner is like negotiating with kermit the frog instead of jim hensen. you need puppeteer, not the puppet. he has allowed himself to be the puppet of the party. he could go to the house and let the housework think will the way the vast majority want to do. it is this tea party fringe that has been wagging the dog, pardon my mixing may metaphors, tea party tale. and someday, john boehner will pull on his big boy pants. do you think john boehner has overplayed his hand? >> i would not talk about bill >> i would not talk about bill clinton's pants like that? honestly. i think that's a little bit of a low. a little bit of a low blow. john bainer could put a clean cr on the floor. sure. but the ultimate point is that the republicans are united on obama care. and obama care is a central policy difference between these two sides. the difference between 1995 and 2013, in 2005, we were only talking about money. this is talking about a fundamental change in the way pe
i like john boehner, a great patriot. but negotiating with john boehner is like negotiating with kermit the frog instead of jim hensen. you need puppeteer, not the puppet. he has allowed himself to be the puppet of the party. he could go to the house and let the housework think will the way the vast majority want to do. it is this tea party fringe that has been wagging the dog, pardon my mixing may metaphors, tea party tale. and someday, john boehner will pull on his big boy pants. do you think...
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john boehner was there a moment ago. i want to get straight -- mitch mcconnell, i believe, is speaking. he is getting into his suv. let me get straight to jim acosta who is at the white house. we saw john boehner speak. who else spoke? a 90-minute meeting. what happened? >> all we've seen so far, you caught me poking down the driveway for a few moments. all we've seen so far is house speaker john boehner coming out of west wing. he gave a very brief statement saying at this point, the white house will not negotiate over this shutdown that is now into day two. obviously, house republicans would like to see some sort of concession on obama care. the president, if you listen to what john bain her to say right after this meeting, the white house is not offering that. what john boehner said, he still wants to have conferrees pointed. what does that mean? what house republican wos like to have the senate do is send members from the senate into a joint house senate conference to try to work out some sort of agreement. senate de
john boehner was there a moment ago. i want to get straight -- mitch mcconnell, i believe, is speaking. he is getting into his suv. let me get straight to jim acosta who is at the white house. we saw john boehner speak. who else spoke? a 90-minute meeting. what happened? >> all we've seen so far, you caught me poking down the driveway for a few moments. all we've seen so far is house speaker john boehner coming out of west wing. he gave a very brief statement saying at this point, the...
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the call with boehner lasted about ten minutes and ultimately not very productive. >> i didn't come here to shut down the government. how about we give a break to all the big businesses out there and yet still our constituents with a bill that they don't want and a bill they can't afford. that's what this fight is all about. i talked to the president earlier tonight. i'm not going to negotiate. i'm not going to negotiate. we're not going to do this. well, i would say to the president, this is not about me and it's not about republicans here in congress. it's about fairness for the american people. >> a lot of people don't know what this is when but that's just the consensus on the floor here. president obama said himself that he was unwilling to move. >> steve, when you say what can i offer, i shouldn't have to offer anything. they're not doing me a favor by paying for things that they have already approved for the government to do. that's part of their basic function of government. that's not doing me a favor. that's doing what the american people sent them here to do, carrying out thei
the call with boehner lasted about ten minutes and ultimately not very productive. >> i didn't come here to shut down the government. how about we give a break to all the big businesses out there and yet still our constituents with a bill that they don't want and a bill they can't afford. that's what this fight is all about. i talked to the president earlier tonight. i'm not going to negotiate. i'm not going to negotiate. we're not going to do this. well, i would say to the president,...
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that's what john boehner's struggle is. nancy pelosi and chris van holland don't have to do anything, they just have to watch republicans spin and they'll face the music and don't know when and how but they will. >> there were a few republicans who supported a government shut down or the elimination of obamacare who went into cause of action this afternoon and clearly, were going to point out that those polls are not so favorable to them, but clearly they could not convince -- >> doesn't matter. >> -- the speaker of the house john boehner have a straight up and down vote on it. >> there were at least ten votes against it. these are ten conservative republican votes who thought what john boehner was putting forward wasn't tough enough. there is no way you are going to convince the far right of the republican party to come forward with anything that has obamacare in it. they still have too many problems in it. this is not resolvable outside the republican party. this is john boehner and the republican party's fight. this will
that's what john boehner's struggle is. nancy pelosi and chris van holland don't have to do anything, they just have to watch republicans spin and they'll face the music and don't know when and how but they will. >> there were a few republicans who supported a government shut down or the elimination of obamacare who went into cause of action this afternoon and clearly, were going to point out that those polls are not so favorable to them, but clearly they could not convince -- >>...
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they have been pitying john boehner instead of this is the guy for hot. >> i don't know if john boehner is the face for messaging, they have tried to do that with with ted cruz. there a difference between boehner and pelosi, pelosi for the most time she was speaker was leading the caucus. boehner the most time as speaker has been following his caucus. he's not the decisive figure pelosi was before. all of this day to day tactical messaging wars, who is responsible for world war ii memorial or bigger boogie man or boogie woman for the american people, all of that, i think, as we get closer to the debt limit as the markets continue to decline because they become more nervous about this, all that is going to fade into the background. all these politicians in washington will have to look at themselves in the mirror and say how much damage am i willing to cause. i'm not talking 30 or 40 hard line people in the house who basically don't think default is a terrible thing or going over the debt limit is a terrible thing. leadership of the house, leadership of the senate, leadership of the white
they have been pitying john boehner instead of this is the guy for hot. >> i don't know if john boehner is the face for messaging, they have tried to do that with with ted cruz. there a difference between boehner and pelosi, pelosi for the most time she was speaker was leading the caucus. boehner the most time as speaker has been following his caucus. he's not the decisive figure pelosi was before. all of this day to day tactical messaging wars, who is responsible for world war ii...
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john boehner said, we've got john boehner saying t charles kraut haumer called it the suicide caucus. what happened was about 30 to 80 house republican caucus members along with ted cruz and jim dement demented, it is now the case that they are all just all in on this. i mean, isn't that whatever fissures you saw are starting to dissolve, as far as i can tell, everyone is falling in line. all those folks, the entire right wing noise machine, all are behind this strategy. >> yeah. we've been all day at the huffington post counting the number of house republicans who are willing to vote for a so-called clean cr, pan we're up to 20, but it's a difference between sort of what they're saying in the corridors and actually going in there and standing up to ted cruz and the tea party. and it's not clear that three were willing to do it. if john boehner came out of that thing looking like he'd been through the washing machine because he's realizing that he has no power whatsoever. and what is going to happen, as you were saying just before and as kristen welker was saying is that the governmen
john boehner said, we've got john boehner saying t charles kraut haumer called it the suicide caucus. what happened was about 30 to 80 house republican caucus members along with ted cruz and jim dement demented, it is now the case that they are all just all in on this. i mean, isn't that whatever fissures you saw are starting to dissolve, as far as i can tell, everyone is falling in line. all those folks, the entire right wing noise machine, all are behind this strategy. >> yeah. we've...
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. >> john boehner has more influence. we're all students of john boehner. we all look at his face and try to figure out what's going on. the 75-second press conference did not tell us anything. >> 73 seconds. >> i rounded up to the nearest five. i don't know what he's going to do. what causes him to move. the president risked his job to pass universal health care. right now for this, the next crisis, the debt ceiling, to end john boehner is going to have to risk his job one way or the other. >> it's hard. very hard for me to see him saying, here you go, nancy pelosi. >> or any kind of democratic cooperation. last night i was on the air 1:00 to 2:00 in the morning. i apologize to anybody who watched that. no, it was a great program was a lot was happening. among things that happened speaker boehner came out for 73 second press conference, did not mention the words government shutdown. luke russert is kind of like a distant cousin, young nephew to john boehner, they have a personal relationship on the hill. luke came out an
. >> john boehner has more influence. we're all students of john boehner. we all look at his face and try to figure out what's going on. the 75-second press conference did not tell us anything. >> 73 seconds. >> i rounded up to the nearest five. i don't know what he's going to do. what causes him to move. the president risked his job to pass universal health care. right now for this, the next crisis, the debt ceiling, to end john boehner is going to have to risk his job one...
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so this is the two wings of the party that john boehner is dealing with. but big picture, assuming this goes planned with the republican house leadership, yes, this gets kicked back to the senate and they have promised to reject it immediately. and we are back at square one, back in limbo. and again, i think this is important to underscore. i have not talked to any senior republican sources who think it makes sense procedurely or any other way, to de-fund the bill, by midnight, which means we'll see a government shutdown if all of that goes as expected to. >> so john king, what do the american people want here? you know, this is an interesting issue, they don't want the government shut down, and by most polls don't like obama care, so what do you think? >> they think it would be a big mistake to shut down the government. usually in our politics we have a roughly divided country on so many of those issues, look at the bad thing, 68%, seven in ten americans say a bad thing to shut it down for a few days. the number jumps if you say to a few weeks. so dana's
so this is the two wings of the party that john boehner is dealing with. but big picture, assuming this goes planned with the republican house leadership, yes, this gets kicked back to the senate and they have promised to reject it immediately. and we are back at square one, back in limbo. and again, i think this is important to underscore. i have not talked to any senior republican sources who think it makes sense procedurely or any other way, to de-fund the bill, by midnight, which means...
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speaker boehner's response, not going to happen. so is it time for a grand bargain to put the nation's fiscal house in order? there are whispers of that on the hill tonight. but what would that even look like? let's bring in republican congressman devin nunes of california who has been pretty critical of his own party's strategy here and two of cnn's finist, chief political analyst gloria borger and chief political coast dent dana bash. congressman, obviously you're not a supporter of obama care in particular. why would you call your fellow republicans lemmings with suicide vests? what's the issue here? >> thank you for having me on. a few months ago, back in my district and in washington i started hearing this strategy that was laid out that shut down the government, don't fund obama care and don't stop until obama care has ended. and i thought from the beginning that that was really -- couldn't be done. and it's really just a matter of math. >> you don't have the senate and you don't have the white house. >> right. you would need
speaker boehner's response, not going to happen. so is it time for a grand bargain to put the nation's fiscal house in order? there are whispers of that on the hill tonight. but what would that even look like? let's bring in republican congressman devin nunes of california who has been pretty critical of his own party's strategy here and two of cnn's finist, chief political analyst gloria borger and chief political coast dent dana bash. congressman, obviously you're not a supporter of obama...
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earlier today, john boehner followed with this strategy. he came out and used the new republican game plan to try to change the momentum. >> the american people expect their leaders to sit down and try to resolve their differences. i was at the white house the other night, and listened to the president some 20 times explain to me why he wasn't going to negotiate. sat there and listened to the majority leader in the united states senate describe to me that he's not going to talk until we surrender. and then this morning, i get the "wall street journal" out and it says we don't care how long this lasts. because we're winning. this isn't some damn game! the american people don't want their government shut down. and neither do i. >> not a damn game. gimme a break, mr. boehner. this is a complete damn game to you. and to your cronies. if it's not, all you have to do is bring the continuing resolution to the floor for a vote and you can end this thing. you can end this mess within a matter of minutes. at least that's what the president says, but
earlier today, john boehner followed with this strategy. he came out and used the new republican game plan to try to change the momentum. >> the american people expect their leaders to sit down and try to resolve their differences. i was at the white house the other night, and listened to the president some 20 times explain to me why he wasn't going to negotiate. sat there and listened to the majority leader in the united states senate describe to me that he's not going to talk until we...
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john boehner has the same problem that john boehner had four days ago, three days ago before the government shutdown. there is a group of republicans in the house, and it's a lot bigger than the 14 people who said they would sign a clean cr who are republicans. there's a group of 40 to 50 republicans in the house who simply are not going to vote for a continuing resolution that does not include delaying or defunding obama care. at least today they're not going to do that. that's the bigger problem here, andrea. if john boehner wants to pass a clean continuing resolution with the votes of a vast majority of democrats and a handful of republicans, the idea of speaker john boehner if republicans hold the house majority in 2015, that's going to go away. >> and jack lew has written a letter to congress. it says, if we have insufficient cash on hand, it would be impossible for the united states of america to meet all of its obligations for the first time in our history. he's obviously talking about the debt ceiling. for this reason, i respectfully urge congress to act immediately to meet its resp
john boehner has the same problem that john boehner had four days ago, three days ago before the government shutdown. there is a group of republicans in the house, and it's a lot bigger than the 14 people who said they would sign a clean cr who are republicans. there's a group of 40 to 50 republicans in the house who simply are not going to vote for a continuing resolution that does not include delaying or defunding obama care. at least today they're not going to do that. that's the bigger...
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boehner has insisted the bill needs to have a provision to delay or defund obama care. minutes ago as we were listening to white house secretary jay carney giving a
boehner has insisted the bill needs to have a provision to delay or defund obama care. minutes ago as we were listening to white house secretary jay carney giving a
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and last night speaker boehner and house republicans tried to pass three emergency funding bills that would finance veterans programs, national park, and museums and federally finance services in washington, but they failed to get the required two-thirds majority. "the new york times" calling yesterday's spectacle in it the lower chamber embarrassing. on the floor of the senate this morning, majority leader harry reid condemned the piecemeal approach being taken by republicans. >> it's time for my republican colleagues to do a gut check, madam president. republicans in the house have posed one can't pass idea after another. it's time for republicans to stop throwing one crazy idea after another at the wall in hopes that something will stick. nothing has stuck. there's been a sensible plan to reopen the government right in front of house republicans all along. clean, six-week resolution that opens the government today, and we passed it in the senate last week. >> so the house and the senate may be continuing debate today, but as the hours creep by, the only thing that seems to be progr
and last night speaker boehner and house republicans tried to pass three emergency funding bills that would finance veterans programs, national park, and museums and federally finance services in washington, but they failed to get the required two-thirds majority. "the new york times" calling yesterday's spectacle in it the lower chamber embarrassing. on the floor of the senate this morning, majority leader harry reid condemned the piecemeal approach being taken by republicans....
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boehner and obama in the same room? >> eventually that will happen. and the last time we had a debt ceiling fight the president did what you are saying he ought to do now. it backfired. they had a six-week negotiation that went nowhere. but the second is the thing that hurt the democrats in the discussion of obama care was people who aren't following the details that closely would look and the republicans said we are unanimous and the democrats are divided. so they are the ones being unreasonable. and people say that's probably right. and this time it's the reverse. >> i have to hit our own shutdown right now. but thank you to all of you who have the stamina to come back after midnight. so whoever can come back, come back. we'll be right back. but they didn't fit. customer's not happy, i'm not happy. sales go down, i'm not happy. merch comes back, i'm not happy. use ups. they make returns easy. unhappy customer becomes happy customer. then, repeat customer. easy returns, i'm happy. repeat customers, i'm happy. sales go up, i'm happy. i ordered another
boehner and obama in the same room? >> eventually that will happen. and the last time we had a debt ceiling fight the president did what you are saying he ought to do now. it backfired. they had a six-week negotiation that went nowhere. but the second is the thing that hurt the democrats in the discussion of obama care was people who aren't following the details that closely would look and the republicans said we are unanimous and the democrats are divided. so they are the ones being...
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john boehner's shutdown. and "washington post" editorial this morning, "house republicans are failing americans in their effort to kill obama care." but this one got me. matt lauer can't see both sides of this issue, only the president's. >> i thought chris matthews put it pretty well yesterday. he said the republican are asking the president for something he can't give them, by asking that this health care law be delayed or dismantled. that's his baby, and nobody can give away their baby. so can this end unless the republicans are willing to walk away with nothing? >> greg, no one puts baby in a corner. >> i thought chris matthews put it pretty well. is he referring to his tongue? they're not just mouthpieces. they are sock puppets with obama's hand stuck firmly up their rumps. it's not damage control for the president. it's damage enhancement. >> i want to you watch this fascinating video we've got here. >> it's probably harry reid getting the last sip of whatever. >> that's good. >> can i show you -- guys,
john boehner's shutdown. and "washington post" editorial this morning, "house republicans are failing americans in their effort to kill obama care." but this one got me. matt lauer can't see both sides of this issue, only the president's. >> i thought chris matthews put it pretty well yesterday. he said the republican are asking the president for something he can't give them, by asking that this health care law be delayed or dismantled. that's his baby, and nobody can...
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wanted to see what happens at 5:30 this afternoon when john boehner, the minority leader nancy pelosi, the minority leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell and harry reid are all scheduled to come over to the white house to sit down with the president about the shutdown and the debt ceiling. remember, that is coming up in a little more than two weeks. according to white house officials, the president is going to hold his ground when it comes to a continuing resolution. the president still insisting it be a clean temporary spending bill without these add-ones dealing with obama care. keep in mind, this is a very disciplined white house when it comes to its message on the standoff, on the shutdown. the white house saying earlier this morning that the president would veto any of these piecemeal spending bills coming out of the congress. obviously they probably wouldn't get out of the senate. but at least saying to the house the president would reit toe that. and the president is also meeting, wolf, keep in mind, with ceos from various big financial institutions around the world, around the
wanted to see what happens at 5:30 this afternoon when john boehner, the minority leader nancy pelosi, the minority leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell and harry reid are all scheduled to come over to the white house to sit down with the president about the shutdown and the debt ceiling. remember, that is coming up in a little more than two weeks. according to white house officials, the president is going to hold his ground when it comes to a continuing resolution. the president still...
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but i have to tell you speaker boehner just came out. even though it was a relatively long meeting of over an hour and basically said there was no progress. john boehner saying the same he has said day after day is that he wants changes to the president's healthcare law in exchange for passing this continuing resolution to keep the government open o. and john boehner lashed out at the president as well just a moment ago, i think you can see the democratic leaders at the microphones. >> democrats won't negotiate. but the speaker has to accept is yes for an answer. he said that he wanted to go to conference. he sent us something from the house that he wanted to go to conference. so, i thought that we would throw him a lifeline. i thought fine we will go to conference. all we want you to do is open the government. i went through a litany of things that we would be happy to talk about or anything else he would be happy to talk about. he said we will be happy to talk about discretionary spending. we will talk about agriculture. we will talk a
but i have to tell you speaker boehner just came out. even though it was a relatively long meeting of over an hour and basically said there was no progress. john boehner saying the same he has said day after day is that he wants changes to the president's healthcare law in exchange for passing this continuing resolution to keep the government open o. and john boehner lashed out at the president as well just a moment ago, i think you can see the democratic leaders at the microphones. >>...
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by the way, speaker boehner pointed out that president, again, had that meeting to see there is no going to be a negotiation. it is fascinating to watch this -- well, it is not fascinating, i don't top over sell it, but this is getting to be quite a piece of theater of the absurd. president obama reopening world war ii memorial to veterans, free speech returned to the nation's capitol for some. not for everyone. my next guest, helped push aside the bearish cades after his request to allow a group of veterans to visit was denied by the administration. joining us now, congressman steven palazzo. member of house arm service, and homeland security committee. >> lou good to be on thank you. lou: i want to say, good for you. and representing your constituents, good for you, in standing up to what is just you know pure politics. which would have been at the expense of those veterans. what are your thoughts tonight? are you satisfied with the resolution? >> well, absolutely. first of all, i'm satisfied that the administration reversed their decision to keee the world war ii mem more kwr58, which
by the way, speaker boehner pointed out that president, again, had that meeting to see there is no going to be a negotiation. it is fascinating to watch this -- well, it is not fascinating, i don't top over sell it, but this is getting to be quite a piece of theater of the absurd. president obama reopening world war ii memorial to veterans, free speech returned to the nation's capitol for some. not for everyone. my next guest, helped push aside the bearish cades after his request to allow a...
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boehner is actually trying to be responsible here. >> john boehner does not agree with you, john boehner does not want to shut down, does not want to take this stand. >> you're saying i don't want to shut down the government. >> the speaker of the house is actually not interested in trying to filet up obama care right now as you are, he has a different view. >> i disagree with him, i thought this was the moment to do it, not have the fight. >> so what is the end game, congressman? are you willing to vote for a continuing resolution that comes back that does not delay or de-fund obama care? >> i am not, but i think there are enough people in the republican party willing to do that. that is what i think you will see, the first request was to completely de-fund the program. and we knew we were going to lose on that, now we're asking for a delay, which again, i don't think is an unreasonable thing to do. you know, your boss, tip o'neill, shut down the government 12 times and you didn't call him a terrorist. >> these were always a couple of days, and on both sides. >> but you said why -- it h
boehner is actually trying to be responsible here. >> john boehner does not agree with you, john boehner does not want to shut down, does not want to take this stand. >> you're saying i don't want to shut down the government. >> the speaker of the house is actually not interested in trying to filet up obama care right now as you are, he has a different view. >> i disagree with him, i thought this was the moment to do it, not have the fight. >> so what is the end...
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what the democrats are trying to do is steal john boehner's job. they're trying to figure out a procedural way, some sort of trick to maneuver around him so they can restart the government even though he won't do it. more than enough republicans have said publicly that they hold the same positions that the democrats do, which is that the government should be started up again, and we should settle our policy issues through some other means of fighting. more than enough republicans have said that publicly, that it should be possible. but it's left to the democrats to try to find a way to make that true. it's left to the democrats to try to find ways to let those supposedly more moderate republicans find a way to put their money where their mouths are. so they tried the louise slaughter rule which effectively would have put louise slaughter in charge of the house for a second instead of john boehner. that didn't work. now their plan is to take over john boehner's job, to maneuver around him for one vote. by using something that is technically called a
what the democrats are trying to do is steal john boehner's job. they're trying to figure out a procedural way, some sort of trick to maneuver around him so they can restart the government even though he won't do it. more than enough republicans have said publicly that they hold the same positions that the democrats do, which is that the government should be started up again, and we should settle our policy issues through some other means of fighting. more than enough republicans have said that...
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john boehner has the power to extend or end the crisis. his next move could depending on the reply cat pressure he faces in washington as well as back home in ohio. joe johns is -- joe is joining us. what's going on over there. >> wolf, john boehner comes from one of the most republican districts in the state of ohio, so people here are willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. but talking to people, it's clear that republicans and democrats are quite annoyed with all the politicians, including the speaker of the house. this is where john boehner came from, working-class cincinnati. he's been in congress since 1990, now at a pivotal moment in washington, and in a bitter battle over oballa care. he has a 48% unfavorable rating, an all-time high in cnn polling. >> nobody knows what the rules are. >> at andy's cafe, which boehner family's own, the shutdown was no big deal, though government growth and bureaucracy are an issue. but when i asked jim brigger if he was with the tea party in congress, he wouldn't say. >> the government is way
john boehner has the power to extend or end the crisis. his next move could depending on the reply cat pressure he faces in washington as well as back home in ohio. joe johns is -- joe is joining us. what's going on over there. >> wolf, john boehner comes from one of the most republican districts in the state of ohio, so people here are willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. but talking to people, it's clear that republicans and democrats are quite annoyed with all the politicians,...
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one dink i think is newt gingrich versus boehner. boehner seems to be a hostage himself. he's being taken hostage by the tea party. boehner said, obama care is over. now he's out there with the tea party line on obama care. he's getting drug along. there's a difference. we don't have anybody to negotiate with. >> hold on, i know at 6:30 you have a lot going on, i want to make viewer stick around for that. good thought from you, newt gingrich and jones, 6:30, "crossfire". >>> jeanne moos gives us her take on the looming shutdown next. also at the top of the hour, a "the situation room" special report shutdown countdown. the republican senator ted cruz, he'll join us live. i want peacocks. peacocks? walking the grounds. in tuscany. [ man ] her parents didn't expect her dreams to be so ambitious. italy? oh, that's not good. [ man ] by exploring their options, they learned that instead of going to italy, they could use a home equity loan to renovate their yard and have a beautiful wedding right here while possibly increasing the value of their home. you and roger could get ma
one dink i think is newt gingrich versus boehner. boehner seems to be a hostage himself. he's being taken hostage by the tea party. boehner said, obama care is over. now he's out there with the tea party line on obama care. he's getting drug along. there's a difference. we don't have anybody to negotiate with. >> hold on, i know at 6:30 you have a lot going on, i want to make viewer stick around for that. good thought from you, newt gingrich and jones, 6:30, "crossfire"....
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speaker boehner has responded already. let me read it for you. he's acceptle the offer. from his spokesman brendan buck he says, we are pleased the president finally recognizes his refusal to negotiate is indefensible. it is unclear why we would be having the meeting if it is not meant to be a start of serious talks between the parties. it's an acceptance with obviously the politics attached. let's hope they leave the politics at the door and have meaningful conversations. 5:30 at least. a conversation scheduled. i wonder how long that will take. the problem here is it's not just about the government workers. love or hate government workers, a million of them -- about a million of them, all off the job on one day affects you. if you're in bakersfield, way down in nevada, it affect s you. our cnn business anchor and host of "your money" christine romans is here to talk about it. this is day two. we are in the short term now. give me a reality check. if it's long-term, give me a reality check. >> if it's short-term it's counter productive and term but we can absorb it. lon
speaker boehner has responded already. let me read it for you. he's acceptle the offer. from his spokesman brendan buck he says, we are pleased the president finally recognizes his refusal to negotiate is indefensible. it is unclear why we would be having the meeting if it is not meant to be a start of serious talks between the parties. it's an acceptance with obviously the politics attached. let's hope they leave the politics at the door and have meaningful conversations. 5:30 at least. a...
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house speaker john boehner says that is unlikely. he wants the president to sit down and negotiate with republicans when it comes to health care. the president says republican is a nonstarter. he wants to see a clean bill. we know there are a number of piecemeal bills put forward to fund the government but those have not passed either. there is a stalemate when it comes to the deal . this is having an impact on people's paychecks and plans along the national mall. a cancer walk was scheduled for this sunday and they've now had to move that to six flags because of the shutdown. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. >> thank you, brianne. new this morning, police in manassas have shut down all lanes of brentville road while they investigate a deadly crash. this all happened a little before 1:00 this morning. brentsville road is south of the prince william parkway. >> police confirm there is one fatality and no record how long the road will be closed. >>> meanwhile, a man involved in last year's chase that killed a prince prince ge
house speaker john boehner says that is unlikely. he wants the president to sit down and negotiate with republicans when it comes to health care. the president says republican is a nonstarter. he wants to see a clean bill. we know there are a number of piecemeal bills put forward to fund the government but those have not passed either. there is a stalemate when it comes to the deal . this is having an impact on people's paychecks and plans along the national mall. a cancer walk was scheduled...
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for boehner, you know, he's got to bring something back. the conventional wisdom among republicans is he has to have, to get out of this, to pass something, you've got to give him some small victory and a clean cr won't be enough. now, if this plays out, maybe obama finds a way to give boehner some small victory where he can start funding the government and they can move on to debate the debt ceiling. not looking good right now. >> i don't know what this victory might look like for specifically this group, the suicide caucus, you wrote specifically in the new yorker about, because you have these 80 members, 18% of the house, a third of the 233 house republicans here, and we have this map from your piece, ryan. talk to me about this specific group and the districts that these folks come from. >> well, it's sort of explaining a lot, right inthese 80 members won their races by an average of 34 points. right? so they live in super majority districts where they don't have to worry about the democrat. obama, who won nationally of course in the 20
for boehner, you know, he's got to bring something back. the conventional wisdom among republicans is he has to have, to get out of this, to pass something, you've got to give him some small victory and a clean cr won't be enough. now, if this plays out, maybe obama finds a way to give boehner some small victory where he can start funding the government and they can move on to debate the debt ceiling. not looking good right now. >> i don't know what this victory might look like for...